3Tier Renewable Energy Risk Analysis

3TIER uses weather science to help clients manage the risk of weather-driven variability—anywhere on earth and across all time horizons.

Technology

 

American Civics Center

The American Civics Center is an innovative, nonpartisan force in citizenship education dedicated to providing quality, affordable, and accessible programs that encourage participants to learn about history, government, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.

Humanity

 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.

Economics | Technology | Defense

 

Center for Climate and Energry Solutions

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to promote action and sound policy addressing the twin challenges of energy and climate change.

Environment

 

Climate Institute

Provide objective and comprehensive information on climate change risks and potential solutions.

Environment

 

Club of Rome

The Club of Rome's mission is to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public.

Economics | Environment | Humanity | Technology

 

Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate, and Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston

CIOSC addresses the special and critical role of ocean eco-systems and marine services that are significantly influenced by climate change, and that have direct bearing on dimensions of human security, and thus national security, and international political stability.

Environment

 

Costs of War

The goal of the Costs of War project has been to outline a broad understanding of the domestic and international costs and consequences of recent wars in Afghanistran, Iraq and Pakistan.

Defense

 

Earth Policy Institute

The goal of the Earth Policy Institute is to provide a plan of a sustainable future along with a roadmap of how to get from here to there.

Economics | Environment | Humanity | Technology

 

Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch's mission is to engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education in order to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.

Environment

 

Economics U$A: 21st Century Edition

Economics U$A: 21st Century Edition (developed for the Annenberg Learner Series) is a 28-part multimedia distance learning course in micro- and macroeconomics for college and high school classrooms that features many of America’s leading businesspeople, politicians, and economists as they expose the inside story behind these turbulent times.

Economics
 

Encyclopedia of Earth

The Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.

Environment

 

Environmental Leader

Environmental Leader is the leading  daily trade publication keeping corporate executives fully informed about energy, environmental and sustainability news.

Environment

 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

FAO is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Environment | Humanity

 

Global Footprint Network

The Global Footprint Network measures human impact on the Earth so we can make more informed choices, and support a  sustainable future where all people have the opportunity to live satisfying lives within the means of our planet.

Economics | Environment | Humanity

 

Global Security.org

GlobalSecurity.org is a leading source of background information and developing news stories in the fields of defense, space, intelligence, WMD, and homeland security.

Defense

 

Globalization 101

Globalization101.org is an Internet resource offered by SUNY's Levin Institute to promote a greater understanding of globalization.

Economics

 

Green America

Green America's mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Economics | Humanity

 

Green Business Network

The first, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the US.

Economics | Environment

 

The Habitable Planet

A systems approach to environmental science, developed for the Annenberg Learner Series.

Environment
 

International Debate Education Association

The mission of the International Debate Education Association is to promote mutual understanding and democracy globally by supporting discussion and active citizenship locally among young people and their communities.

Humanity

 

Kids Voting

Kids Voting USA (KVUSA) gets students involved and ready to be educated, engaged citizens.

Humanity

 

National Council for Science and the Environment

National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking.

Environment | Humanity | Technology

 

National Ecological Observatory Network

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will collect data across the U.S. on the impacts of climate change, land use change and invasive species on natural resources and biodiversity.

Environment

 

National Geographic 7 Billion

A special year-long series on population from National Geographic magazine.

Humanity

 

National Green Pages

A directory featuring 3,000 businesses that have made firm commitments to sustainable, socially just principles, including the support of sweatshop-free labor, organic farms, fair trade, and cruelty-free products.

Economics | Environment

 

National Priorities Project

National Priorities Project makes complex federal budget information transparent and accessible so people can prioritize and influence how their tax dollars are spent.

Defense

 

Population Council

The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources.

Humanity

 

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

The Institute addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development.

Environment

 

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University

The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) is an international, interdisciplinary program that draws on the fields of economics, political science, law, and management to investigate how the production and consumption of energy affect human welfare and environmental quality. 

Environment | Technology

 

Rand Corporation - National Security

RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense.

Defense

 

Rand Corporation - Energy and Environment

RAND energy and environmental analyses help contextualize the effects of existing and proposed energy policies on the environment.

Environment | Technology

 

Resources for the Future

Resources for the Future improves environmental and natural resource policymaking worldwide through objective social science research of the highest caliber.

Environment | Technology

 

Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date, and address new and emerging challenges.

Economics | Environment | Humanity | Technology

 

Riverkeeper, NY's Clean Water Advocate

Riverkeeper is dedicated to defending the Hudson River and its tributaries and protecting the drinking water supply of nine million New York City and Hudson Valley residents.

Environment | Humanity

 

Science Daily

Offering breaking news about the latest scientific discoveries and news stories on science from the world’s leading universities and research organizations.

Environment | Technology

 

Scientific American

The leading source and authority for science, technology information and policy for a general audience.

Environment | Humanity | Technology

 

Stockholm Environment Institute

The Stockholm Environment Institute's goal is to bring about change for sustainable development by bridging science and policy.

Environment

 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

Defense

 

The Climate Reality Project

The Climate Reality Project is bringing the facts about the climate crisis into the mainstream and engaging the public in conversation about how to solve it.

Environment

 

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

Environment

 

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Environment

 

UNICEF

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

Humanity

 

United Nations: Global Issues

The United Nations is an international organization committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

Defense

 

Wash Advocacy Initiative

Working to bring universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

Environment

 

Water for People

Water For People works to build a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease.

Environment | Humanity

 

Waterkeeper Alliance

Waterkeeper Alliance provides a way for communities to stand up for their right to clean water and for the wise and equitable use of water resources, both locally and globally.

Environment

 

Weatherford

Global providers of products and services that span the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention cycles of oil and natural gas wells.

Environment | Technology

 

Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital

The Wittgenstein's main goal is to better understand the role of human capital—the human resource base in terms of the number of people and their changing structure by age, gender, place of residence, level of education, health status, cognitive skills, and participation in the “production” of human wellbeing.

Humanity

 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

At The Wilson Center, preeminent scholars and experts research topics of national and international relevance, acting as a bridge between academia and public policy, to inform and develop solutions to the nation’s problems and challenges.

Defense

 

World Resources Institute

WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.

Environment | Humanity

 

World Wildlife Fund

WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of our planet's natural environment, and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

Economics | Environment

 

Worldwatch Institute

Worldwatch focuses on the 21st-century challenges of climate change, resource degradation, population growth, and poverty by developing and disseminating solid data and innovative strategies for achieving a sustainable society.

Environment

 

Youth Leadership Initiative

The Youth Leadership Initiative at the University of Virginia Center for Politics is dedicated to increasing civic engagement by providing teachers with the best civics education materials and programs.

Humanity